Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care Fort Garry - Repost

Requisition ID: 377684

Position Number: 20029671

Posting End Date: May 5, 2025

City: Winnipeg

Employer: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

Site: WRHA Community Health Services - Access Fort Garry

Department / Unit: Primary Care Fort Garry

Job Stream: Clinical

Union: MNU

Anticipated Start Date: ASAP

FTE: 0.70

Anticipated Shift: Days; Evenings; Weekends

Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Annual Base Hours: 2015

Salary: $63.646 - $76.064

Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region! Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites, services, and organizations. We’re united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care.

Position Overview

Under the general direction of the Team Manager, as part of the multidisciplinary team, the Nurse Practitioner (NP):

• Applies advanced nursing and medical theory to the provision of clinical care, autonomously ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, prescribing pharmacologic agents, and performing minor invasive procedures.
• Contributes to knowledge, development, and involvement in advancing the nursing profession through current/relevant nursing and medical theory.
• Integrates medical knowledge and advanced nursing knowledge into clinical practice.
• Demonstrates competence to practice autonomously in strategies to promote health and prevent illness, and is proficient in planning, implementing, and evaluating complex care, including teaching others.
• Provides problem-solving among staff, between staff and patients/residents/clients, and with physicians and the multidisciplinary team.
• Utilizes skills in consultation, collaboration, and systems management to provide effective care.

Experience

• Minimum of five (5) years recent clinical nursing experience, preferably in primary care.
• Experience working with clients with mental health and/or addictions is an asset.
• Experience working across sectors and linking between programs/organizations is an asset.
• Two years of practice in the extended practice role in community health and primary care is an asset.
• Demonstrated clinical competence in delivering primary care services to diverse client groups.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Masters of Nursing, Nurse Practitioner Stream, or equivalent educational preparation approved by the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba (CRNM).

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Nurse practitioners must be competent to provide extended practice nursing care, endorsed in the practice setting, and within the scope defined by CRNM.
• Active participation in professional associations (e.g., ARNM) is preferred.
• Maintain and provide proof of active registration on the RN Extended Practice (EP) Register of the CRNM.

Qualifications and Skills

• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Competence in an Indigenous language and knowledge of Indigenous customs, traditions, and values is an asset.
• Proficiency with computers, software, and healthcare technology systems.
• Ability to work independently, take initiative, and function as part of a healthcare team.
• Leadership skills and adaptability to changing situations.
• Ability to work effectively in stressful environments and demonstrate problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Skills in group facilitation, negotiation, and conflict resolution.
• Compliance with relevant standards, acts, and policies including the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba Standards of Practice, Canadian Nurses Association Code of Ethics, and others listed.

If no applicants meet the posted qualifications, the Employer MAY consider those who do not fully meet the requirements.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check, and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The candidate is responsible for any service charges. Checks are current if obtained within six (6) months prior to employment start.

Employees cannot hold multiple positions across WRHA that total more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA includes various sites and services listed.

Interviewed candidates may participate in a skills assessment. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered. We welcome applicants with disabilities; accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.